Appoline Alexander Blair
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| Born | Appoline Agatha Alexander Blair September 14, 1828 |
| Died | September 5, 1908 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | United States |
Appoline Agatha Alexander Blair (September 14, 1828 – Sep. 5, 1908)[1] was an American philanthropist, hospital founder, and wife of Senator (and Civil War general) Francis Preston Blair Jr. In 1878, after losing two children to illness, Blair gathered a group of 20 prominent women and organized the St. Louis Children's Hospital, for which she served as the first president of the Board of Managers.[2][3] In addition to the St. Louis Children's Hospital, she is sometimes credited with the creation of the St. John's Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, in 1896.[4]
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- ^ Buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis (findagrave.com).
- ^ St. Louis Children's Hospital website.
- ^ Missouri Women, Health Sciences, Biographies (website).
- ^ Mentioned in online citations, but her actual involvement, if any, is unclear.
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- 1828 births
- 1908 deaths
- 19th-century American philanthropists